sorrow

Definition for sorrow

noun as in extreme upset, grief

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agony, anguish, hardship, heartache, heartbreak, melancholy, misery, mourning, pain, regret, remorse, repentance, sadness, suffering, unhappiness, worry

Strong matches

affliction, blow, blues, care, catastrophe, dejection, depression, distress, dolor, grieving, lamenting, misfortune, rain, rue, trial, tribulation, trouble, weeping, woe, wretchedness

Weak matches

bad news, big trouble

verb as in be very upset, grieved

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agonize, bemoan, bewail, deplore, grieve, groan, lament, moan, mourn, regret, sob, weep

Weak matches

be sad, carry on, cry a river, eat heart out, hang crepe, sing the blues, take on

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The hospital is run by the Church of England, whose bishops said they shared "grief, sorrow and outrage" with Palestinians over the attack and called on Israel to provide evidence to support its claim.

From BBC

Simultaneously crushing and riveting, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is the true story of multiple sorrows wrought by unbridled greed and betrayal.

From Los Angeles Times

This is the sorrow and fear of a rarely heard voice from within Ukraine - that of someone living in one of the Russian-occupied areas of the country.

From BBC

Some people laugh during funerals and other times of great grief and sorrow.

From Salon

"She asked me the other day if I would let mummy pick her up one day from nursery and I could not sleep from the sorrow."

From BBC

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